Moving the cradle caused the wings to twist, which in turn caused the plane to "roll" (bank). The cradle was also connected to the rudder, which controlled the plane's "yaw" (rotation around a ...

The FAA has issued a final airworthiness directive (AD) requiring the replacement of rudders on specific Piper series aircraft. The AD, effective March 20, addresses safety concerns stemming from ...

EHang, JAC Motors and Guoxian Holdings will conduct joint research on the automation of aircraft production technologies and build a manufacturing base, all to accelerate low-altitude aviation ...

rudder and wing. The deicing solution is heated to around 150 degrees Fahrenheit and sprayed on the wings of an aircraft. This solution often has a distinctive color—orange, green or yellow ...

To the Wrights, the notion of how to control the airplane in two of those axes wasn't so difficult. Ships had had rudders for millennia, and a rudder could be used to control the airplane in the ...